The purpose of this research is to investigate parents' perception on the educational continuity between the kindergarten and elementary school and their opinion on the educational program for continuity. This study would provide basic information for...
The purpose of this research is to investigate parents' perception on the educational continuity between the kindergarten and elementary school and their opinion on the educational program for continuity. This study would provide basic information for better strategy for developing educational continuity between kindergartens and elementary schools.
The subjects of this study were 200 parents and teachers of a kindergarten located in D city and 200 parents and teachers of elementary schools. 800 questionnaires were distributed and finally 542 were returned (122 from kindergarten parents, 149 from elementary school parents, 122 from kindergarten teachers, 149 from elementary school teachers). The data was analyzed with SPSS WIN 16.0 and frequency, percentage, Chi-square, F value were calculated. The results of this research can be summarized as follows:
First, it was found that both teachers and parents were positive on the need for the educational continuity but teachers were more positive than parents. This means that kindergartens have settled down as one of educational institutions and feel more educational continuity. Second, both parents and teachers replied that present programs for educational continuity were effective but parents were more positive than teachers. This is because teachers have not understood well about the curriculum of the counterpart. Third, both parents and teachers were positive on the application of parents' opinions on the educational continuity programs. Finally, regarding the focus of educational continuity programs, both parents and teachers were positive most on the development of basic life habits and both of them thought that even though basic learning was made in kindergartens, it must be repeated in elementary schools.